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References :

• infosec.exchange: 3 teenagers aged 17-19 and a 20-year-old woman arrested in the UK this morning in connection with cyber attacks on Marks & Spencer (M&S) and Co-op retail chains in April-May this year
• BrianKrebs: You've probably read by now that British authorities this week arrested 4 people aged 17-20 in re an investigation into data ransom attacks from the cybercrime group Scattered Spider
• Zack Whittaker: New, by me: U.K. authorities have confirmed the arrest of four alleged hackers behind the recent U.K. retail hacking spree targeting Marks & Spencer, Harrods, and the Co-op earlier this year. The hackers are allegedly linked to Scattered Spider; one of the suspects is aged 17.
• techcrunch.com: The U.K. National Crime Agency said the suspects are in custody in relation to the hacks targeting Marks & Spencer, Harrods, and the Co-op.
• SecureWorld News: 4 Arrested in U.K. for Cyberattacks on Retail Tied to Scattered Spider
• techcrunch.com: The U.K. National Crime Agency said the suspects are in custody in relation to the hacks targeting Marks & Spencer, Harrods, and the Co-op.
• www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk: British authorities have arrested four individuals in connection with a series of cyberattacks that disrupted operations at major U.K. retailers—Marks & Spencer, Co-op, and Harrods—earlier this year.
• The Register - Security: Crimefighting agency cagey on details, probes into intrusions at M&S, Harrods, and Co-op continue The UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) arrested four individuals suspected of being involved in the big three cyberattacks on UK retail businesses in recent weeks.…
• krebsonsecurity.com: You've probably read by now that British authorities this week arrested 4 people aged 17-20 in re an investigation into data ransom attacks from the cybercrime group Scattered Spider, which has been blamed in breaches at Marks & Spencer, Harrods, MGM Casinos and a bunch of airlines recently.
• thecyberexpress.com: UK NCA Arrests Four in Cyberattacks on M&S, Co-op, and Harrods

Classification:

• HashTags: #CyberAttack #ScatteredSpider #DataBreach
• Company: Marks & Spencer
• Target: Marks & Spencer, Co-op, Harrods
• Attacker: Scattered Spider
• Product: ransomware
• Feature: social engineering
• Malware: ransomware
• Type: Ransomware
• Severity: Major